Tech Briefs

A comprehensive library of technical briefs from engineering experts at NASA and major government, university, and commercial laboratories covering all aspects of innovations in electronics, software, photonics, imaging, motion control, automation, sensors, test, materials, manufacturing, mechanical, and mechatronics.

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Briefs: Materials
The technology could lead to a platform for quantum computation or new types of energy-efficient data storage applications.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
This method is an important step towards smaller, more advanced, environmentally friendly electronics.
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Briefs: Materials
A potential boon to green manufacturing, the new glue saves on energy, time, and space.
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Briefs: Transportation
The material is designed for high-temperature applications in aircraft, building insulation, personal protective clothing, industrial, and automotive.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Equipment designers can simplify design efforts and adjust controller platforms as needed when they standardize on electronic input/output products.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This method obtains high-color-purity 3D objects using a new class of nanoparticles.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This technology has potential across many industries including water reclamation and treatment, and waste destruction in liquid waste streams.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
By converting CO2 into complex hydrocarbon products, a new catalyst could aid in large-scale efforts to recycle excess carbon dioxide.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics can be laser-printed and made in minutes.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This built-in security measure would prevent hackers from getting enough information about the circuit to reverse-engineer it.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Hundreds of drones can recharge autonomously on unmanned ground vehicles.
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Briefs: Materials
A chemical process converts polyethylene plastic into a strong, valuable adhesive.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The stretchable electronics are more stable as they change shape, which could lead to next-generation sensors for healthcare applications.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device has applications in medical diagnostics and homeland security.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technique could have applications in diagnosing and monitoring the lungs of patients with COVID-19.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Onboard cameras can be used to keep damaged quadcopters in the air and flying stably, even without GPS.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Researchers have demonstrated that they can attract, capture, and destroy perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of federally regulated substances nicknamed “the forever chemicals”...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers are tapping into dynamically controlled LEDs to create a simple illumination system for 3D imaging.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A novel technique for a high-brightness coherent and few-cycle duration source spans seven optical octaves.
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Briefs: Imaging
Imagine being able to snap a picture of extremely fast events on the order of a picosecond.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researcher are finding ways to estimate a target location when light gets deflected by a disordered structure.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The sensor monitors the oil circulation ratio in real time for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Study shows improvements to chemical sensing chip that aims to quickly and accurately identify drugs and other trace chemicals.
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Briefs: Wearables
A patch of needles connected to a paper sensor diagnoses conditions such as prediabetes.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics, but a challenge of using such materials lies in their reliability.
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Briefs: Software
A mathematical framework can help engineers make informed decisions about which sensors to use and where they must be positioned in aircraft and other machines.
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Briefs: Materials
Sensors need to be flexible, stretchable, biodegradable, safe, and stable for use in the body.
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Briefs: Energy
The material can be recycled, making renewable energy more sustainable while lowering costs in the process.
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